This painting, attributed to an anonymous artist from the workshop of Filippino Lippi (c. 1457-1504), depicts two Muses—patron goddesses of arts, sciences and creativity—from...
Emperor Constantine V was the son of Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741), a ruler who brought much-needed stability to the Byzantine Empire...
In 1892, a short man named Engelbert Dollfuss (later belittlingly nicknamed Millimetternich) was born in the town of Texing, Austria. His young adulthood was...
This painting, attributed to an anonymous artist from the workshop of Filippino Lippi (c. 1457-1504), depicts two Muses—patron goddesses of arts, sciences and creativity—from...
In 1892, a short man named Engelbert Dollfuss (later belittlingly nicknamed Millimetternich) was born in the town of Texing, Austria. His young adulthood was...
Much is known about the ancient goddess, Athena (associated with the Roman Minerva), including her origin story—in which she strangely burst forth from the...
Sir Thomas More (c. 1478-1535)
"To my mind, no amount of property is equivalent to a human life."
From "Humanistic Solutions to Social Problems" from...
Virgil (c. 70-19 BCE), a famous ancient Roman poet, had an interesting relationship with Rome’s authoritarian leader. The ruler in question was, Octavian—great-nephew and...
